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gcab mit Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für gcab in AI-Agent-Workflows.

Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install gcab

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install gcab

MacPorts ports tree · gnome/gcab/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install gcab

Debian stable package indexes · gcab · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install gcab

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · gcab · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gcab

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gc/gcab/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S gcab

Arch Linux sync databases · gcab · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install gcab

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gcab · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Windows installer (.MSI) tool

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

gcab

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

gcab is a GNOME-hosted command-line tool and GObject library for creating Microsoft Cabinet files. In package-manager culture it is usually encountered near msitools, libgsf, Wine-derived Windows Installer tooling, and cross-platform packaging workflows.

Projektgeschichte

The gcab repository describes GCab as a GObject library to create cabinet files. The broader GNOME msitools project describes its tool family as programs for inspecting and building Windows Installer files, based on libmsi, which in turn is a portable subset of Wine's Windows Installer implementation.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Official GitLab tags show gcab releases from early 2013 through the 1.x series, with v1.0 tagged in January 2018 and v1.6 tagged in July 2023. That release pattern places gcab among the small infrastructure packages that desktop distributions carry because higher-level Windows packaging tools depend on them.

Wie es verwendet wird

The package provides the gcab command for cabinet archive work and the libgcab library interface. It is most relevant where Unix-like build systems need to assemble or inspect Windows installer-related artifacts without using native Windows tooling.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

gcab matters to package maintainers because Cabinet files are a Windows packaging primitive, while GNOME's msitools stack makes those formats scriptable from Unix packaging pipelines. It is a small package, but it sits at the awkward boundary between Linux build systems and Windows installer formats.

Zeitleiste

2013: Early gcab 0.x tags published in GNOME GitLab history.
2018: gcab v1.0 tagged.
2023: gcab v1.6 tagged.

Related projects

Related official GNOME projects include msitools and libgsf; msitools also documents its relationship to Wine's Windows Installer implementation and WiX-like tooling.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 6 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`gcab`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version1.6

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.gnome.org/msitoolsnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:gcab
Version	1.6
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gcab
Homepage	https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Repository	https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gcab
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools
Lizenz	LGPL-2.1-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://download.gnome.org/sources/gcab/1.6/gcab-1.6.tar.xz
Abhängigkeiten	gettext, glib
Build-Abhängigkeiten	gettext, gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	gcab
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

gcab 1.6-1+b3

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install gcab

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gcab from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

gir1.2-gcab-1.0 1.6-1+b3

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - gir bindings

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install gir1.2-gcab-1.0

Section: introspection
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
4 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-gcab-1.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgcab-1.0-0 1.6-1+b3

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-1.0-0

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgcab-1.0-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgcab-dev 1.6-1+b3

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - development files

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgcab-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgcab-doc 1.6-1

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - documentation

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: gcab
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgcab-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgcab-tests 1.6-1+b3

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - as-installed tests

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-tests

Section: misc
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgcab-tests from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

gcab

nix profile install nixpkgs#gcab

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

gcab 1.6-1build2

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install gcab

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gcab from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

gir1.2-gcab-1.0 1.6-1build2

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - gir bindings

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install gir1.2-gcab-1.0

Section: universe/introspection
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
4 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-gcab-1.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgcab-1.0-0 1.6-1build2

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-1.0-0

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgcab-1.0-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgcab-dev 1.6-1build2

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - development files

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgcab-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgcab-doc 1.6-1build2

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - documentation

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: gcab
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgcab-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgcab-tests 1.6-1build2

Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - as-installed tests

https://wiki.gnome.org/msitools

sudo apt install libgcab-tests

Section: universe/misc
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcab
3 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgcab-tests from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

gcab 1.6-11.fc45

Cabinet file library and tool

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gcab

sudo dnf install gcab

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gcab
8 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gcab from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

libgcab1 1.6-11.fc45

Library to create Cabinet archives

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gcab

sudo dnf install libgcab1

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: gcab
7 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libgcab1 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

libgcab1-devel 1.6-11.fc45

Development files to create Cabinet archives

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gcab

sudo dnf install libgcab1-devel

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: gcab
5 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gcab

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libgcab1-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/gcab.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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av.db category and tag curation
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curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

gcab mit Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: grün

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen